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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hiya,
In a nutshell, a good holeshot means low end power, which in waves is your absolute best friend. It means if you need to power up a wave, the motor is not fighting the boat, but fighting the resistance of the wave. Good low-end response means your boat can perform in adverse conditions...to a point.
Case in point...let's say you are in some good rollers and you are having to travel in a following wind. the low end response allows you to power up the next wave before the following wave can overtake your stern (the absolute worst scenario anyone can have...a swamped boat in one wave) If you are over-propped, your boat will not respond anywhere near as fast, thus that following wave has a higher potential to overtake your stern.
Long story short, hole shot is much more important that top speed in my humble opinion. Doesn't mean I don't like to go fast, but priorities change over time. speed is nice, but really not the #1 factor for me anymore...
Steve |
